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A scientist is studying a piece of cloth from an ancient burial site. She dete what is the approximate age of the cloth? % Carbon-14 atoms remaining 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 0 Decay of Carbon-14 1 Age of sample (years) 50000

A scientist is studying a piece of cloth from an ancient burial site. She dete what is the approximate age of the cloth? % Carbon-14 atoms remaining 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 0 Decay of Carbon-14 1 Age of sample (years) 50000

Applications and Investigations in Earth Science (9th Edition)
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A scientist is studying a piece of cloth from an accident burial site. She determines that 40% of the original carbon-14 atoms remain in the cloth. Based on the carbon sexy graph. What is the approximate age of the cloth?
A scientist is studying a piece of cloth from an ancient burial site. She determ what is the approximate age of the cloth? % Carbon-14 atoms remaining 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 Your answer: O 5,000 years O8,000 years 10,000 years Clear answer Decay of Carbon-14 Age of sample (years)
Transcribed Image Text:A scientist is studying a piece of cloth from an ancient burial site. She determ what is the approximate age of the cloth? % Carbon-14 atoms remaining 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 Your answer: O 5,000 years O8,000 years 10,000 years Clear answer Decay of Carbon-14 Age of sample (years)
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